The Baileys cutter, Capt Sutter - passing the Eddystone Lighthouse

The 'Baileys' cutter is shown passing the Eddystone Lighthouse; three other vessels are depicted in the background.

Inscribed: "The Baileys Cutter, Capt. Sutter Passing the Eddystone Lighthouse Drawn by T. Soutter" and below the title "Published 4th April 1795 by Laurie & Whittle 53 Fleet Street London".

This print is No. 4 in a series of six prints mostly of exercise vessels, but it is one of the two that do not appear in available records of excise cutters such as Steel's Navy list.

Hand-coloured. Technique includes roulette work. Plate 4.

Object Details

ID: PAF7985
Collection: Fine art
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Soutter, T; James Whittle & Richard Holmes Laurie
Places: Unlinked place
Vessels: Baileys (active 1795)
Date made: 4 Apr 1795
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 269 x 369 mm; Mount: 404 mm x 558 mm